Of Mice and Men Summary
John Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice & Men in 1937 during the Great Depression. The book is about the lives of two men who travel from job to job working on ranches and farms. These two main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small. George is a short, slight man and Lennie is a large, mildly retarded man. George looks out for Lennie and in return George gets companionship and protection from Lennie. The other characters in the book (all on a ranch near Soledad) are Candy, a "swamper" or handyman, Crooks, a black stable buck, Slim, the jerkline skinner, Curley, the boss's son, and Curley's new young wife. Of Mice & Men starts out with George and Lennie walking from the bus stop to the ranch where they have a new job. On their way to the ranch George instructs Lennie on how to act with their new boss so they don't lose this job, like they lost their previous one. They decide to camp next to a pool of water. They discuss how they are going to spend the money they earn to buy land and start their own farm. They sit by the fire and talk about this dream. George tells Lennie to come back to this camp place if he gets into trouble like he did in the last town. They make their beds next to the fire and go to sleep.
Curley's wife comes in to the barn and startles Lennie. While Lennie is waiting for George, he starts to hear his Aunt Clara telling him that he has ruined George's life and a big rabbit telling him that he will never get to tend the rabbits. She comforts Lennie by telling him that the dog was only a mutt and not to worry. He tries to tell her to stop but she doesn't listen. Lennie and Candy talk about their plans and Crooks asks if he can work for them. He runs through the woods to the hiding place. He lays the puppy down and covers him up with hay but then he wants to feel the soft puppy again, so he uncovers it and begins to stroke it. Curley catches Lennie smiling, and thinks Lennie is laughing at him. The men form search parties and go after Lennie. Crooks is the old black "stable buck. George tells Lennie to look across the river so he can see the little place they're going to get. Candy hears George and Lennie talking about the place they are going to get and wants to go in with them. He suspects she is with Slim and when he finds she is not, the men give Curley a bad time about his wife.
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